"The Sunrise Movement on Wednesday said that students and workers at the universities who have been invited by the Trump administration to sign the compact have "already gathered thousands of petition signatures" urging school administrators to reject it, and they are "planning coordinated campus protests in the coming weeks" to keep the pressure on their schools to resist any effort to infringe upon academic freedom."
"The proposed deal with the Trump administration requires that universities abolish institutions on campus that "purposefully punish, belittle, and even spark violence against conservative ideas." Additionally, it would completely overhaul admissions processes so that schools are not allowed to consider factors "such as sex, ethnicity, race, nationality, political views, sexual orientation, gender identity, [or] religious associations." Critics have said that agreeing to these terms would essentially end schools' academic freedom."
Campus activist groups and students have mobilized to oppose a proposed Trump administration compact that would give priority federal funding to universities that pledge support for parts of the administration’s agenda. The Sunrise Movement reported thousands of petition signatures and plans for coordinated campus protests to pressure administrators to reject the compact and protect academic freedom. The compact would require abolishing campus institutions accused of targeting conservative ideas and would ban consideration of factors such as sex, race, nationality, political views, sexual orientation, gender identity, and religious associations in admissions. Critics argue the compact would undermine academic freedom and harm vulnerable student populations.
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